I don't own Ranma Nibun no ichi. Rumiko Takahashi does.

-.Chapter two: The two sides.-

Ranma rushed onto the Tendou's rooftop, in the lotus position.. as his mind whent through what happened earlier... and the young fellow just couldn't believe it...
"Fuck!... Man!... Gee!... Damn!" His frown grew bigger by the second... "How could she do that! Dude! Silly me I was gonna ask her to catch a movie later... fuck!"
He sighed loudly trying to calm down for a few minutes... meditating... Suddenly he put his left hand on his chest... he felt his heart was beating slowly, sadly... and something was going up his chest... obstructing his throat... His stomach was aching...
"Now... hold on... what's this?... I'm feeling dizzy..." He lied back, facing the sky, as his thoughts took hold of him.. and a salty warm tear ran down his cheek... a single tear that he couldn't hold back.

Akane was slowly walking back home, facing the sky and the floor alternatingly... her chest filled with sensations she couldn't explain... and her biggest concern was knowing how Ranma would react after her behaviour with Yuki.
"Yuki..." she repeated to herself... "He's so nice to me... I bet he likes me..." and she blushed at that thought...
Then she snapped out of it "Come on Akane... Think... How could a hot guy like Yuki even consider dating you... you're not a feminine delicate lady... and he's a fine gentleman... I admit you've got almost the entire school desiring you... but get real! This guy's totally different! Besides... there's Ranma"
Akane stopped walking... What did that mean? "Besides... there's Ranma"... what made her come up with that? She smirked... "Get real... now THAT'S a guy who'll never want you" And she resumed walking.

Kasumi was mopping the living room when she saw Akane entering. She smiled and erected.
"Akane dear... how did the date go?" Her baby sister smiled, but didn't reply... Instead she took off her beautiful white coat and sat down.
Concerned, Kasumi put the mop down and sat next to Akane, stroking her hair "Now, come on, tell me what happened. Did he act improperly? Was he rude to you?"
Akane embraced her sister and answered "No... absolutely not... he's such a gentleman... he's so nice to me..." The oldest Tendou sister smiled widely "I'm so glad Akane-chan...you deserve a man who treats you as the flower you are"
The short haired girl looked up to meet her sister's brown eyes as she kept holding her. "Kasumi-chan... Ranma showed up and threatened Yuki... I had to tell him to leave... our date was totally spoiled because of that insensitive creep"
"Oh, my! Well... I'm sure everything will be alright" That's the only thing she could think of saying...

Ranma came down the roof and walked inside the house... he passed right beside Akane and Kasumi and went straight into the bathroom... he couldn't let her see him feeling sick... at least not that day, when his sickness came from his broken heart...
The girl followed the martial artist with her gaze... and once he was gone, she sighed and let her head down.
"Man... I can't think of a way to make amends..." Then she lifted her head in a sudden quick motion "Why? Why sould I be the one to make amends? I didn't do anything wrong! Besides! He doesn't have the right to get jealous over me! I'm not his! If he wants me...he'll have to fight for me! I'm tired of being the silly toy! This guy will have to learn how to earn a woman... it's not like every girl dies to be with him!... Well... I can act as if I didn't mind being with him... I'll carry on with my life and keep dating Yuki" She vigorously assented with her head, reassuring her stand. She was going to make that cocky pig-tailed dude suffer... just like he made her suffer ever since he arrived.

Ranma was in the furo... submerged in delicious hot water, but something inside him didn't let him enjoy it.
His eyes were closed, and his elbows rested on the furo's edge. His pigtail was floating while his entire body was absolutely relaxed. His mind having only one thought. And that thought was the person he'd love to have sitting beside him in that exact moment. 'Course you know who that person is.
Thinking of her brought back the series of events that took place that afternoon. "Did I act like a jerk? Nah, she's the jerk." And he went blank again... He slightly opened his eyes, and his face looked so sad... he couldn't see his expression but he could feel it deep inside. He was used to feeling great. He was so proud of himself, he loved showing off, he loved being wanted, and he freakin' loved beating everybody and being the best in everything.
He grinned. He loved himself.
But why was he feeling so blue? He knew he could beat the hell out of that Yuki dude. He was no challenger, he didn't have a chance against the mighty Saotome. But yet... he felt threatened by the guy... He saw him as the biggest menace he ever had to face. Why? Where did that come from?
He slided further down the water, and started blowing it, making bubbles. He frowned. "He can't take away what's mine... I'll freakin' show him that."